My Merino Mantra

Eye Candy Friday - 8/10/12

Maritime Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia - Model of the Bluenose schooner, the fastest

racing ship in the world, and at one point, undefeated for 20 years for the

International Fisherman's Trophy

 

Canadian Dime - Reverse

Designed by Emannuel Hahn, 1937 - the image is a composite of 3 ships

From 1968 through 1999, the dime was made of 100% nickel

 

Bluenose II, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Lunenburg Harbor, Nova Scotia

 

Happy Easter - 4/8/12

 

Eye Candy Friday - 3/30/12

I think I posted this before, but this picture is just so darned cute, I couldn't help myself.  Pushkin, December, 2009.  You should see him now.

Eye Candy Friday - 3/16/12

1/2 hour after a tornado swept through the area yesterday, just to the south of us.  I'm not sure if the picture accurately depicts the orange glow to the scene, which permeated the air and sky.  Luckily, we just had a thunderstorm with small hail, but Dexter wasn't so lucky.

100 homes were damaged, 1/2 of those severely, but no major injuries or fatalities.  It's amazing that no one got hurt.  I love my basement.

 

Eye Candy Friday - 1/6/12

Eye Candy Friday - 11/18/11

Roses in Michigan in November?  Some call it climate change.  I call it global warming.  Clockwise, from the top, the roses:  John Franklin, Dublin Bay, John Franklin, and Lyda Rose.

Eye Candy Friday - 11/11/11

 

Eye Candy Friday - 10/21/11

 

Happy Mother's Day

Eye Candy Friday - 4/15/11

 

Eye Candy Friday - 12/31/10

Happy New Year

Merry Christmas, 2010

Red Scarf Project 2010, Michigan Special Olympics

There is still time to donate to the Red Scarf Project for 2010.  Finishing a scarf in less than a week may not be doable, if you are just hearing about this effort, but the Orphan Foundation of America will accept monetary donations, as well.  See the General Donation page for details.

Something that I had not heard about until this year, and closer to home, was a donation effort to make scarves for the Special Olympics in Michigan. 

Virginia Schultz of Clarkston, Michigan,orchestrated an effort to donate scarves for every participant in Michigan's Special Olympics.  I spoke to her husband last week, wanting to get a few more details, and he said they have reached their quota for scarves.

I asked him to repeat himself, and he said YES, they have enough scarves! Wow! He couldn’t believe it, either; they have reached their goal.

He wanted to warmly thank everyone who took the time and effort to make and donate a scarf for the Special Olympics here in Michigan. He suggested that if anyone had already finished a scarf, they could still send it in, but to not begin a scarf or special order any yarn. He said that Michael’s had been very helpful and supportive of this scarf effort.

Those of us who may still want to help in some way, can click here to donate to the Special Olympics.

The Michigan Special Olympics will take place in the Lower Peninsula on February 1-4, 2011, Grand Traverse Resort, in northwest Michigan.

One more thing:
Mr. Schultz said that he and his wife had never met so many warm-hearted and friendly people as those knitters and crocheters with whom they had been in contact about this project.

What a nice story!

Eye Candy Friday - 12/3/10